Mission Possible: Web 2.0

Welcome to Mission Possible: Web 2.0.

Your mission is to explore, discover and teach your classmates about one of the following Web 2.0 tools and explain the educational value of the tool.

Google Shared Documents
Shared bookmarks: Del.icio.us, Furl
Content sharing: Voicethread, Our Story
Fun Applications: Toon Doo, Voki
Photo Sharing: Flicker and Flicker Tools
Mindmapping tools: Inspiration, Freemind
Online Polls/Social Networking: Poll Daddy, Ning
Audo editing and podcasting: Audacity and Odeo
Photo slideshows: PhotoStory 3 w/ YouTube
RSS: iGoogle, Bloglines

Please cover the following items on your wiki page:

Describe your tool(s). What is it used for?
Describe how to use your tool? Do you need an account? Is it online or a software program? What are the advantages/disadvantages of using this tool?
How can we use this tool for educational purposes?
Create a sample using your tool. For example, make a voicethread explaining "what is Voicethread".
Give examples of other similiar tools. Do you have a preference?
Write an evaluation of the tool. Is it easy to use? How difficult is it to figure out?
Embed your sample on your wiki page.

Please cite your sources and give credit where you got your information, images or embedded objects.

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